"Die Leiden des jungen Werthers" von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe : Der Klassiker mit humorvollem Comic zur Vorentlastung und klassischem Originaltext mit Annotationen. Außerdem enthalten ist ein Anhang zu Leben und Werk von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Künstliche Intelligenz ist heute überall. Sie steckt im Smartphone, in medizinischen Geräten oder im Kühlschrank. Sie säubert unseren Haushalt und überwacht Aktienkurse. Auch künstlerische Prozesse werden immer häufiger automatisiert: Maschinen erschaffen Skulpturen, komponieren Musikstücke oder malen Bilder, die für viel Geld versteigert werden. Und natürlich schreiben sie auch Texte. Aber was heißt es, wenn wir sagen, dass eine Maschine kreativ ist? Dadurch, dass in poesie.exe ...

The third edition of the definitive collection of Chaucer's Complete Works, reissued with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon. Since F. N.

Robinson's second edition of the The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer was published in 1957, there has been a dramatic increase in Chaucer scholarship. This has not only enriched our understanding of Chaucer's art, but has also enabled scholars, working for the first time with all the source-material, to recreate Chaucer's authentic texts. For the third edition,...

This remarkably broad and informative book offers an introduction to and overview of World Literature. Tracing the term from its earliest roots and situating it within a number of relevant contexts from postcolonialism to postmodernism, Theo Dhaen examines: the return of the term "world literature" and its changing meaning Goethes concept of Weltliteratur and how this relates to current debatestheories and theorists who have had an impact on world literaturenon-canonical and less-known litera...

No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of A Midsummer Night's Dream on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at The Beginning and concluding with The End, chapters range from the familiar, such as Character, Narrative and The Author, to the more unusual, such as Secrets, Pleasure and Ghosts. Now in its sixth edition, Bennett and Royles classic textbook successfully illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of Jane E...

A new edition of Thomas More's Utopia—a 16th century socio-political critique made through a satirical account of an idealised fictional society. This edition is based on the first English translation of the text and provides novel insights into More's context and intentions, as well as the influence of the translator.

Never before has there been a greater need for deeper listening and more open communication to cope with the complex problems facing our organizations, businesses and societies. Renowned scientist David Bohm believed there was a better way for humanity to discover meaning and to achieve harmony. He identified creative dialogue, a sharing of assumptions and understanding, as a means by which the individual, and society as a whole, can learn more about themselves and others, and achieve a renew...

Het Verenigd Koninkrijk is al ruim vier jaar in de ban van Brexit. Het is een shakespeareaans drama waarvan de afloop nog altijd niet duidelijk is.

Van een afstand lijkt het voorspelbaar: een land dat altijd al een moeizame relatie had met Europa keert het vasteland de rug toe. Churchill zei ooit dat als Engeland de keuze had tussen Europa en de open zee, het altijd de open zee moest kiezen. Maar zo eenvoudig is het niet. Het referendum heeft in vier jaar de Britten veranderd, en daarmee Europa.

In Nederland zijn er zorgen over wat de Brexit betekent voor ons. Wat zijn de economische gevolgen, en welke invloed heeft brexit op de Nederlandse en Europese politiek en de toekomst van de Europese Un...

Examines how readers interact with literary works, how they understand and are moved by them. Mick Short considers how meanings and effects are generated in the three major literary genres, carrying out stylistic analysis of poetry, drama and prose fiction in turn. He analyses a wide range of extracts from English literature.